1349 East Broad St., Vehicle Accident, Unknown Injury

1358: AHCO, East End, Tamaqua Rescue, dispatched to 1349 East Broad St., reported vehicle accident, unknown injuries. Update from county, reported 1 vehicle down an embankement, unknown on entrapment. Location on the #11 hill. E778 responding, county advised that one patient still in vehicle, unconscious with difficulty breathing.   E778 trying to locate accident, county trying […]

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612 Arlington St., House Fire

0655: Tamaqua Fire, Rescue and EMS dispatched to 621 Arlington St. for reported house fire. PD en-route, possible chimney fire. E778, E776 with crew en-route, update from county, black smoke from chimney. Crew on E775 and L770 en-route, E778 and E776 on scene, units to respond under caution. L770 and other units not on scene to cancel […]

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1450 East Broad St., Commercial Fire

2205: Tamaqua Fire, Rescue and EMS dispatched to 1450 East Broad St. for a commercial fire. Reported to be Hartz Metals, magnesium fire. E776 responding, other Tamaqua units responding, update from county, active magnesium fire, workers attempting to extinguish. Crew responded with L770 and followed by E775. E778 and E776 on scene, all units initially […]

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143 North Railroad St., Building Fire

2109: Tamaqua Fire, Rescue and EMS dispatched to 143 North Railroad for building fire, reported to be Tommy’s. E776 responding, update from county, caller reported sparks coming from the stove. E776 on scene. Shortly after all units to return and go in service.

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600 Arlington ST., Brush Fire

1848: AHCO, East End and South Ward for brush truck, reported brush fire 600 Arlington St. C771 on scene, unable to locate anything, Brush 787 on air, able to see large column smoke up high on mountain. C771 located fire, behind East End Playground. E776 en-route. Units on scene, brush burning high up on hillside. […]

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